Summon your Iron Guards and open with a full Soul Burning, build Blade Momentum on the Snowparting Blade, then swap back for 3rd-stage Burning Heart leaps with Anxi Soldier follow-ups.
Rotation
Follow the icons left to right. Each step below says which button type it is.
Opener
Legion Summoner
Soul Burning
⇄ Snowparting Blade- Legion SummonerSkill — Activate Iron Guards — this opens the burst window.
- Soul BurningCharged (hold) — Fully charge for a big opening hit.
- Swap to Snowparting BladeWeapon Swap — Dual-Weapon Skill.
Build Blade Momentum
General's Bane ×3Swans Treading on SnowDeflect → Frozen Under Spring- General's Bane ×3Skill — Chain the slide three times to trigger soldier pursuits.
- Swans Treading on SnowSkill — Costs 2 Blade Momentum: multi-hit with Tenacity, explodes when you sheathe.
- Deflect → Frozen Under SpringDeflect — Any time the boss attacks: deflect, then follow up to refund Blade Momentum (Snowbreak Spring with Frost-Clad Night).
Payoff
⇄ Phalanxbane BladeBurning HeartBurning Heart- Swap to Phalanxbane BladeWeapon Swap
- Burning HeartCharged (hold) — Charge to stage 3 — leap and slam, Anxi Soldier joins in.
- Burning HeartCharged (hold) — Second full charge, then swap back and rebuild.
Inner Ways
Core = take it. Flex = good default, swap freely. Click any card for full tier details.
Frost-Clad NightCoreEvery successful deflect unlocks Snowbreak Spring — a fast slash with big bonus HP damage.
Snowparting Blade deflect passive: a successful deflect unlocks Snowbreak Spring, a quick Tenacity slash with heavy bonus HP damage against non-player enemies, which later tiers chain with Grave Frost, Inner Passion and Anxi Soldier follow-ups.
Steadfast DevotionCoreBurning Heart gets a 3rd charge stage and an Anxi Soldier leaping slash.
Phalanxbane Blade Inner Way: Burning Heart gains a 3rd charge stage with a leaping strike and an Anxi Soldier follow-up, and higher tiers add Critical bonuses, free charges in Inner Passion and Charge Enhancement stacks.
Throat-Piercing ArtCoreVaried Combos ignore Physical Resistance and stack Crit Damage.
Varied Combo damage Inner Way: stacking Throat-Pierced makes your direct damage ignore Physical Resistance and adds Critical DMG, with deflections granting 5 stacks at Tier 6.
Morale ChantCoreStacking penetration and damage.
Stacking damage and healing passive: attacking or healing builds Yi River for Physical Penetration and bonus output, doubled against controlled targets.
Wildfire Surge is a good swap when you’re fighting several enemies at once.
Gear
2pc: Increased Min Physical Attack.
4pc: Hitting a boss or player grants Cleftpeak for 5s: +1% HP damage per stack, up to 5. At 5 stacks, Light/Heavy Varied Combos, Assist Trigger Skills and assists gain +8%. A successful Deflect instantly grants 5 stacks.
2pc: +40 Max HP.
4pc: Successful deflection activates Agile Steps: -20% all damage taken for 2s, stacking up to 3 times (60% max).
Alternative armor: Ebonward (Obsidian Armor) if you rely on Tenacity more than deflects.
Stat Priority
- 1Max Physical Attack
- 2Power
- 3Critical Rate
- 4Max Stonesplit Attack
- 5Max Formless Attack
Aim for about 100% Precision and at least 70% final Crit Rate — Steadfast Devotion’s guaranteed crits are built around it.
Mystic Skills
Flute of the TidesOpener AoE that keeps hitting for 12.5s
Soaring SpinGap-closer knockdown; cuts target healing
Leaping ToadCombo breaker and knockdown that poisons
Golden BodyPanic button when you can’t dodgeTips
- Only commit Burning Heart when the boss is stuck in a recovery animation.
- Missed deflects hurt — Agile Steps only rewards clean timing.
- Blade Momentum is shared by both blades, so nothing is wasted on the swap.
- Swap Flute of the Tides for Golden Body against hard bosses.
- Use Wildfire Surge instead of Morale Chant in open-world mob fights.
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